Background: Serum anti-endomysial (EMA) and anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibody tests were initially developed to screen for celiac disease in patients consuming gluten; however, they are commonly used to monitor ...

Purpose: To determine the publication rate of Canadian health sciences librarians, post conference presentation. Discover barriers that prevent librarians from taking conference presentation to full publication. Assess ...

Purpose: To provide an instructive case study on the role of academic librarians’ evolving role in the responsible and ethical stewardship of metrics for libraries wishing to provide support services for bibliometric and ...

Background: Hypertension is the most common condition seen in primary care and it is responsible for a considerable amount of deaths due the heart diseases and stroke. Physical exercise is a cornerstone in the nonpharmacological ...

Background/Objective: Frailty is linked to poor health outcomes in adults. However, less is known about the lifestyle factors, specifically physical exercise or sedentary behaviour that lead to the development of frailty. ...

Objective: Pre-existing sleep disturbances are common in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to investigate whether preoperative sleep disturbance impacts postoperative outcomes following ...

Objectives of this workshop are: -Apply health literacy skills in a 'universal precautions' approach -Demonstrate the 'teach-back' and 'chunk and check' method -Effectively integrate written and other education media ...